Rejected refugees continue hunger strike

May 30, 2006

More than 20 young would-be refugees from Afghanistan now fear that Oslo police will take steps to end a hunger strike they began over the weekend.

Another UDI boss steps aside

May 30, 2006

A departmental director at Norway's immigration agency, who admitted in writing that the agency's liberal interpretation of asylum rules "stretched the boundaries" of the law, is leaving her post.

Calls made for new 'Immigration Ministry'

May 30, 2006

Immigration and asylum issues in Norway have become so large and so complex that calls are being made to set up the current state agency handling them as a ministry of its own.

UN relief boss coordinated quake aid from Oslo

May 30, 2006

Jan Egeland, the Norwegian diplomat who now heads United Nations relief efforts, is coordinating aid to victims of the Indonesian earthquake from Oslo. The Norwegian government, meanwhile, has pledged millions and several Norwegian aid groups are already on the scene.

Mother murdered in front of her children

May 30, 2006

A 40-year-old mother of six was stabbed to death at home over the weekend while several of her children stood by as helpless witnesses.

Soccer strike averted

May 30, 2006

Norway's professional soccer players showed up for their matches over the weekend, after a threatened strike by their union was avoided at the last minute.

Peers wins big at Cannes

May 30, 2006

Bobbie Peers became the first Norwegian to do something that neither Liv Ulmann, Nils Gaup or other internationally known filmmakers have done: Win a Palme d'Or award at the Cannes film festival.

World Championships may spawn new hotels

May 30, 2006

Some of Norway's biggest hotel operators are mulling new hotel projects in Oslo, after learning the city will host the Nordic World Championships in 2011.

Royal 'hytte' plans spark fury

May 26, 2006

Crown Princess Mette-Marit is meeting stiff resistance in her own hometown over plans she and her husband have to build an enormous summer holiday home, known as a 'hytte,' on an otherwise protected island off Kristiansand.

Luxury yacht sunk fast

May 26, 2006

A brand-new, luxury yacht worth around NOK 12 million (USD 2 million) sunk like a rock after its new owners ran it aground off the Norwegian coast this week. They fared better, after being picked up by rescue crews.

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